Bina Film (بینا فیلم) was the name of my parents production company in Iran. They were the first people in Iran to move to computer animation in the early 1980s.
* Bina in Persian means ‘insightful’, ‘intuitive’, ‘discerning’





Mahvash Tehrani & 
Hosseinali Ghorbankarimi


Bina Film was founded by acclaimed Iranian animators Mahvash Tehrani and Hosseinali Ghorbankarimi, pioneers of Iranian animation and among the first graduates of the College of Radio and Television in Tehran.

Beginning their careers at the National Iranian Radio and Television (NIRT) and later continuing their work with IRIB, they produced numerous animated short films and television series during the 1970s and 1980s. Drawing on this experience, they established Bina Film, an independent animation studio specialising in animated films, television programmes, educational productions and commercial advertising.

Initially working with traditional hand-drawn cel animation, Bina Film was among the early Iranian studios to embrace computer animation, helping to shape the country's animation industry during a period of significant technological change.

Some of their early works


Tehran International festival of films for children and young adults (1976)

Sinema-ye Azad (Free Cinema) (1976)

Persian New Year (1976)


The Deception (1981)


One of their most notable early works is The Deception (Hileh) (1982), an animated adaptation of a story from the classic Persian fable collection Kelileh and Demneh. Using allegory and visual storytelling, the film reflects many of the creative and social concerns that characterised Iranian animation during the post-revolutionary period.
The Deception (1981)
Bina Film’s logo

Bina Film’s original logo







The Jungle of Dreams (1997)


The Jungle of Dreams (Jangal-e Ārezuhā, 1997) was directed by Mahvash Tehrani and Hosseinali Ghorbankarimi and produced by Bina Film for Saba Film.

Widely recognised as one of the earliest Iranian computer-animated productions, the 40-minute musical marked a significant milestone in the development of digital animation in Iran. Created at a time when independent studios were beginning to experiment with computer animation technologies, the film demonstrated the creative possibilities of the emerging medium.

Adapted from the classic Persian fable collection Kelileh and Demneh, the story follows a cunning fox, a sick lion and an unsuspecting donkey, continuing the long tradition of using allegorical animal tales to entertain audiences while exploring themes of deception, power and morality.